Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in two Nigerian children with typhoid fever

Authors

  • Adegoke SA Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Ayoola OO Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Oseni SBA Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Abstract

Abstract: The involvement of central nervous system in children with typhoid fever is common. However, encephalopathy with focal neurological signs, coma and cerebellitis is rare. We report two children from the South-western part of Nigeria with blood culture proven typhoid fever who developed encephalopathy and acute cerebellar syndrome due to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). In this report, we discussed the symptomatology and management of post-Salmonella disseminated encephalomyelitis in children.

Keywords: Cerebellar syndrome, Children, Encephalomyelitis, Fever, Typhoid

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Published

2024-07-02

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 3 (2012): Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

Section

CASE REPORTS

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in two Nigerian children with typhoid fever. (2024). NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, 39(3), 140-143. https://www.njpaediatrics.com/index.php/njp/article/view/500